# Horbury Academy

Horbury Academy is a secondary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,070 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138707. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,070
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 138707

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Horbury Academy was 51.0, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
52.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.9% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.9% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 225 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Horbury Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-primary-academy-e143811): 260 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hall Cliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-cliffe-school-e141860): 710 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-st-peters-and-clifton-cofe-vc-primary-school-e136005): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Evolve Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evolve-academy-e148771): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), June 2024
- [Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-snapethorpe-primary-school-e133758): 1.3 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ossett South Parade Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-south-parade-primary-e134376): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138707)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138707)

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